The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-04-08
Ladies Department.
HOW TO AVOID Wrinkles

for the Face-Fscial Calisthenics.
GLOW young she looks!" How
does she manage to conceal the marks
OF age?" Who has not heard these
phrases fitting about the auditor
Jun of q theatre when some long
popular actress is on the boards?
The questioners are not always la.
dies, but as rule the ladies are
most vitality interested in the prob
lem suggested. How can one pre-
vent age from showing itself in the
face, and what is the secret of the
actress long enduring youth? AS TO
the latter, it is hardly worth while
TO pay much attention to it, think.
for the art of making up for the
stage is quite different matter from
that of making up for the drawing
room. In one case the artist can
make use of broad suggestive touches
in the other, everything must bear
an Ella oorate finish. So there are
no two styles of painting in vogue
in facial development as we'll as in
pictorial art.
But | know something much better
than painting to preserve youth
full appearance to the face. 1t is very
simple, and was suggested by the
massage treatment for removing SUI
perfluous flesh. In this case the OBJ
iect is in a measure to restore wasted
flesh, or rather to prevent waste.
Wrinkles the surest mark of advanc
ing age. and the hardest 10 eradicate
or conceal, are due TO the gradual
wearing away Of flesh under the Gu
ticle. Why does it wear away?
The facial muscles have either too
little or the wrong kind of exercise.
It will be observed that wrinkles US
ually take downward course. This
is due to the wrong kind of exercise.
What exercise? Why, the washing
and wiping of the face to be sure.
Not that | an going to advocate the
discontinuance Of this salutary and
wholesome exercise; I simply sug-
gest change in the method. Instead
of rubbing the face down in washing
and wiping always rub upwards
This will have the effect Of counter
acting the influence of the flesh to
depart from under the cuticle and
will keep the face from wrinkles. 1t
is rather an awkard habit to acquire
at first but perseverance will make 1t
second nature, and the result is
worth many pains. This exercise is
designed particularly for the benefit
of the eyes and the upper portion Of
the cheeks.
Fer the lower and middle portion
where hollowness is often noted
rather than wrinkles, but sometimes
both, there is another plan. The ia
cial muscles are subjected to very
slight activity in the ordinary exer-
tions of eating and taking, to fill
the cheeks out plump and round il
is necessary to develop the muscles
there These muscles are very slight
at the best, and any special effort
vel directed will increase them in
capacity and size. An excellent ex-
ercise for this purpose is this: Take
q piece Of soft leather, kid or channels
skin will do, and put the end of it
between the teeth; then gently chew
upon it for several minutes. taking
care not to raise the teeth from the
leather. If the the teeth are raised
it will bring into play only the ordi-
nary mus les Of mastication, where,
as the purpose is to use those that
are seldom used. One who tries this
me nod will find the cheek going
through queer action that is any